Articles filed under Baseball
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Leyden 1, Maine South 0May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The slider was biting hard. The 90-plus mph fastball was popping. But when Leyden needed a clutch hit and aggressive base running against Maine South ace Nick DePaul on ...
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Milroys, Marmion help Cadets to record-setting seasonMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - With all due respect to any player on Marmion's baseball team who doesn't have the last name of Milroy, perhaps the Cadets wouldn't have had the season they had if it wa...
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Piniella effusive in praising FukudomeMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - So what does Cubs manager Lou Piniella think of Kosuke Fukudome? "He's the best defensive outfielder in this league, right fielder, in this league," Piniella said Thursd...
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MLB police-hounds find their way to Tinley ParkMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Somebody needs to ask Bud Selig: If Major League Baseball is so rich, how come it's not smarter? Barely a week goes by without the commissioner reminding someone that fo...
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Reds send reliever Brower to CubsMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Right-hander Jim Brower was traded Friday from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for cash. Brower, a middle reliever, is 0-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 17 relief appearanc...
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Cubs' call catches Cotts by surpriseMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Neal Cotts had just finished a nice dinner Wednesday night when an important call came. It was the Cubs, telling him he was coming to the big leagues. "I didn't have a c...
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Buffalo Grove 3, Mundelein 2May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Pitchers aren't the only ones who have to hit their spots. Hitters do, too. Buffalo Grove junior James Hurley couldn't have picked a better time and place to drop a tie-...
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Wheaton North 5, St. Charles N. 2May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Jack DeAno, a starting pitcher on Wheaton North's baseball team, is a competitor. The junior right-hander is 7-1 this year for a reason. That's why Falcons coach Dan Sch...
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Cardinals option Chris DuncanMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa defended Chris Duncan all week from critics of his uncertain fielding and sporadic hitting. Then, a day after Dunc...
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Prairie Ridge 12, Crystal Lake South 2May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Prairie Ridge senior T.J. Swank has unquestioned faith in his team's ability to win. After all, coming into Thursday's Class 4A sectional semifinal here aga...